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g/e 0 "Durham County's CGreat Familly Journal" VOLUME ____________97__ BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 9th, 1951 6c ÈER COPY Wins Silver Medal Barbara Goddard Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Goddard, Church Street, received word Thursday that she bad ob- tained the highest marks in the Province of Ontario in Grade Il Singing. This entîtles Barbara 'o the Royal Conservatory of Music Sîlver Medal wbich she will re- ceive this Faîl at Convocation Hall, Toronto. Barbara is a pupil of Mrs. Reta Dudley, Bowman- ville. Up until last week, Barbara, who has been studyving voice forj two years, was considering dis-1 continuing her singing, as she is already studying piano, but with the encouragement which this high bonor has given her, Barbara bas reserved ber usual lesson bour witb Mrs. Dudley, commenc- ing in September. Mrs. Lloyd Ayre (nec Arlene Nortbcutt), also a pupil of Mrs. Dudley, is the only other student fromn this district as far as is known, to win the Conservatory's Silver Medal. In 1940, Arlene received the highest marks in the province in Grade I Singing. l'oung Bohhy Lowe Wins Radio AI Annual Beach Sports Days (By the Beach Comber) Lucky winners of the radio- pbonograpb console at the Civic Holiday Sports Day at the beach was young Bobby Lowe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ab. Lowe. Seller of the lucky ticket ta reccive a small portable radio was Miss Shirley Fowier, "Irma Dell." The wetaberman, wbile being generous enough ta smile on the holiday weekend, left a frigid trail in bis wake at sundown each nigt, thinning the crowd ta only those hardy souls wbo braved thc chilled air ta enjay a game or two on Saturday evening. Tbey rcturned again Sunday evening for the variety entertain- inent provided by Mesdames Cale, 1jallman and Cooperr with their band of anxious and talented young entertainers under 12 years. Tbeir costumes were very cleverly designcd ta fit their various acts and likewise the scenery was very painstakingly assembled and arranged ta en- bance the setting portrayed by the yaung actor or actress. It would not be fair ta single out anyone as best on the wbole pro- gram as each in bis own wav presented a talented act on bis or ber own, suffice Aitot say if tbey carry on, Bowmanville Beach and surrounding district will be able ta boast of many a "hometown" boy and girl reach- ing the top in the entertainment world. Could we dare ta dream that Gary Cale would be a second Eddie Cantor? We venture Ed- die was no better in bis childhood. Gary bas already won top bon- ors in Krazy Kapers in the Town Hall. Or that Greg Cooper migbt sing from the Met.? Brenda. bis sister, not only sings but can wbistle like a bird. We cant think of any top entertainer wba bas maunted the ladder of suc- cess in this field. Then there are always the bevies of beautiful dancing girls where little Diane Halîman could trip the light fan- tastic ta the lights above. One could dream on but we must awake ta remember those little darlings wbo pla ed their favorite nursery rhymnes and also captivated the bearts of ever-.,- one. Little Stephen Ryder, tiny (Continued on Page Seven) Town Council Lets Contracis For Re-Surfacing of Town Streets At Cost of Approximately $1O,OOOý Subject to the approval of E. F. Marsden, D i s tr ict Municipal Roads Engineer, Town Council accepted, in part, the bids of two Toronto firms tendering on the resurfacing of certain Bowman- ville streets. at the August Coun- cil meeting in the Town Hall. Es- timated to cost in the neighbor- hood of $10,000. baîf the expense wilI be borne by the provincial government. One firm will supply and haul approximatelv 6,000 gallons of asphaît prime at 21.4 cents per gallon, as well as supply, haul and apply approximately 5,000 gallons of R. C. asphaît at 23.5 cents per gallon. The same f irm will also supply, baul, apply and roll three-eight incb stone chips at $5.70 per ton. Quoted costs of material sup- plied are subject to revision, ac- cording to the tender, and are dependent upon the consistencN of the cost of materials and freight rates. A second Toronto construction company will supply and lay Il. L. No. 3 Hot Mix Asphait, ap- proximately 500 tons at $15 per ton. This price does flot in- clude the preparation of the base or road shoulders nor the raising or lowering of catch basins and man boles. Communications Received Application made by Ernest Neilson to purchase a building lot on Duke St. E.. north of Park St., for $100, was accepted by Coun- cil providing Mr. Ncilson is will- ing to pay for the cost of the land transfer. Prcviously, Council had oifered the land ta James Biggs of Libert.v St., but Mr. Biggs failed to conclude the transaction. A letter from Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Shane requesting the pruning of two trees in front of their pro- perty at 39 Prospect St., was re- ferred to the Public Property Committee with power to act. D. Alex McGregor suppliedi Council with ash travs at the Monday meeting and the Reeve moved that Town Clerk Alick Lyle address a letter ta Mr. Mc- Gregor tbanking hîm for bis gen- erosity. Three petitions for local im- provements (sanitary sewers) (Continucd on Page Eleven) Durham Apiarisi Reveals Nany Facts About Bees and the Naking of Honey Tree Spray Poison Presents Problem Wbile honey is considered a table necessity in most Canadian homes, few people, including agri- cultural experts, can explain the process of boney manufacture or determine Ats precise composition. Scientists at the Ontario Agricul- tural College at Guelph have been studying the subject for some four years, according to one source of information, but have not arrived at a satisfactory con- clusion to date. -Il: is generally known that five favorable conditions are required for tbe production of good boney. A strong colony of bees is a prim- ary requisite closely followed by a need for warm sultry days com- bined with a proper balance of moisture which ultimately pro- duces honey secretion in flow- ers. A good blossomn year is also important in the manufacture of boney, and it is commonly be- lieved that the soul in a given area plays a considerable part. Because of the lack of certain elements in the sou wbich prove hairmful to boney production, bec- keepers in southern Ontario are being forced to move further nortb. Durham County con- tains marginal soil, in tbe estini- ation of Charles Knox, well known apiarist of Orono, who also states that good honey producing seasons appear to run in four or five year cycles. Face Difficult Problem Beekeepers are faced with a difficult problem in areas of On- tario wbere intense concentra- tions of orchards are maintained. Tbe spray used by orcbardists ta protect their trees from disease and pests has an arsenic content wbicb proves disastrous to pol- lenating insects, particularly bees. With vanishing wooden fence lines, wild flowers and weeds, wild bees are gradually disap- pearing and the process of pollen- ation is faliing more and more ta icommercially kept bees. 1 Agricultural Minister Thomas Kennedy set up 20 colonies of bees in the orchard on bis farm in Peel County in an effort to teach good orchard practice by letting the resuits speak for themselves. He started the prac- tice five years ago, and since that time, Mr. Kennedy bas neyer lost a crop of 'apples. Trees that have neyer borne before bave produced fruit. Curious neighbors asked: 'How corne?*" Mr. Kennedy explained, and today, every major orchard in the district brings in bees as pollenators every spring. Losing Pollenatlng Agentg Pollenation in Ontario is be- coming more and more *a matter of chance. The only agents are the bees and the wind-and the wind does not attend to pollena- tion with anything like the single- minded purpose of the bees. Con- sequently, as more and more bushland is cut in the southern part of the province, and there are fewer wild bees, orchardists and gardene!rs must turn to the boney bee in order to ensure a fine yield. On the local scene, orchardists, by using arsenic spray. kili off a goodly number of bees each year. Needing moisture to produce honey, bees are in the habit of obtaining the liquid from the dew in the early morning. Usu- ally the dew is filled with arsenic from the spray and bandsful of dead bees have been picked up before the hives in bee yards in Durham County. The arsenic does not affect the honey produced; it affects the production of bees in the bive. The arsenic content is responsible for killing large numbers of bees as well as other pollenating in- sects. Charles Knox of Orono bas ap- (Continued on Page Seven) Nurses Smile Greetings To New Memorial Hospital Pictured above is part of the nursing staff of Bowv- Hilda Jobinson MNirs. Ann Wolnik, Mrs. Mary Vine and Mrs. manville Hospital who will take up their duties in the new: Louise Bell. Front row: IMrs. Barbara McGee, Mrs. Bartha Memorial Hospital this week.. Back row. Nellie Parker, Boakoven, ýIrs. Amy Hopper and Mrs. Shirley Lashley. %Nurs ing Staff To Memorial Hospital This Week i The smiling faces of the pictured Bowmanville tractive nurses are: iVargaret Rowe, bxenevieve Doherty, nurses are indicative of the happiness accompanying the Hospital Superintendent Gertrude DeweIl, Jean Sauve, moving of patients and equipment f rom the old Bowmanville Chrystal Fallis and Velma Gay. Hospital to the new Memorial Hospital this week. The at- Iinsmen Bingqo Friday Night At Bob Ewer's Due te, the inciement wea- ther on Tuesday evening, the Kinsmen Bingo and Kottage Draw has been postponed until Friday, August 10. The evening's entertainment wilI L et under way at 7:30 p.m. at oh Ewers White Rose Ser- vice Station, corner of Lib- erty and King Streets.' There will be bingo, gamnes and refreshments with good prizes for the winners. Tick- ets are stili available for the draw on the attractive cot- tage displayed at the White Rose Service Station. Plan to attend this evening of fun and gamnes on Friday, August 10. Over 100 Citizens Have Applied For Old Age Pensions More than 100 Bowmanville residents bave made application for the old-age pension since Monday, July 30, according to Postmaster Jack Kent, and more are expected ta request forms daily. Persons already receiving old* age pensions need flot re-apply for the benefit. They will auto- matically receive this new old. age pension complete with any adjustmnents wbîch might be ir order. jAny persan who bas reached the age of 69 12 years and whc meets the residence requirements is asked ta apply for bis pension now. Application farms may be obtained at the Post Office; il iyou feel yourself eligible, apply now and avoid any delay in get- ting the pension wben you be- came eligible. The application forms are yel- low and prînted in easily read- able black type. Questions ta be answered calîs for aIl pertinent facts relating ta an applicant, such as name, address, married or maiden name and ail places of residence in Canada from birtb ta December, 1931. One important factor ini apply- ing for the pension is the verifi- cation of age. Birtb or baptismal certificates are the best evidence, but any officiai document sucb as a family Bible, naturalization papers, communion certificate, or military discharge, if indicating an applicant's age, will be given proper consideration. If an applicant bas fia affibiai document ta support bis age, be is asked ta fi out an application form anyway. The authorities will contact the persan and advise bim exactly what he must do ta prove his age. Students, Attention!1 Principal L. W. Dippell of the Bowmanville High School will be in bis office, on Thursday and Friday. August 16 and 17, (not August 14 and 15, as previouslv stated), ta interview students re- garding their courses. 31-2 Rev. Warren Turner and fa-- ily motored ta Guelph on Mon- day where Mr. Turner attended a course at O.A.C. for clergy work- ing in town and country areas. Mrs. Turner, Ann, Frances and Mary continued on ta Blvtb xvbere thev visited -with Mrs. J. A. Rab- erts at the Rectory. E. Rehder First Novie Camera Fan Fire Unknown Origin Destroys A. Wood Drings Memories of the Good Old Days Barn East of Town One of Durham County's fin. A program reminiscent of "the donated it to the Boys Training est barns was reduced to ashes good old days," empbasizing the School. Tuesday afternoon when f ire of unknown origin completely lev- intensive community activity of Ontario Rotarians Assist elled tbe barn owncd by Austin Bowmanville Rotarians in the The government were desirous Wood, R. R. 4, Bowmanville, just late nineteen twenties, was cf- of interesting Ontario service east of the town limits on No, 2 Lected by Past Presidents Dave clbs inthework oftheloIl Highway. Morrison and Ross Stutt and ex- s chol e ' iwane Cu In addition ta losing an mcep- Roprovided for Kiwanis Housee th- tionally fine barn with al its tary Club luncheon held in the pRotaiansforf Ownaisowee ap- modern accoutrements, Mr. Wood Balmoral Hotel. Friday. proachean o trasistaneesol- lost a great deal of farmn equip- Ross Stutt introduced program iclted primarily through the ment and stock. This list includ- participants and made particular medium of the Bownianville Club. ed a number of cattle. pigs and mention of Ernie Rebder as being At a District Convention beîd a hat plus a newcmie w a man closely associated with Toronto in April, 1928, a special spreader, new seed drill, new 'firsts" in Bowmanville. He was luncheon was arranged for the wagon, milking machines and a tbe first ta own a motion picture express purpose of publicizing thé great deal of other valuable fa.rm camera, and tbe first to operate Boys' Training School.. equipment. It is estimated that a radio station in Bowrnanville InMy198 vrtsgaue the loss will run to well over Many older residents will remem' Inf Maye1928,iethesinre$20,000. ber Station 10AE with broadcast- oftePeiet he late Frank owm~anville Fire Department ing studio on Scugog St F. Morris, the Bowmanville Ro- was called out but in the few tary Club forwarded invitations minutes that it took themn to ar- Rotarian Dave Morr;son brought toa ah Rotary Clubs in Ontario re- rive the fire bad obtained such a ta mmnd the founding of the Bow- questing that a représentative hold, aided by a brisk breeze, manville Rotary Club in 1924 and make an inspection of the Train- that there was little that tbe.y the intense interest taken by th-, ing Scbool. The response ta the could do. Fortunately the wind local service organization in the invitation was gratifying, accord- was blowing from the cast and e Ontario Training Scbool for Boys. ing ta Dave Morrison, and theawyro thhusorme In tsembyoic taethe pro- many delegates who came took serious damage might have been evincial government purcbased a back ta their individual clubs a caused. Résident of the tawn who 0tract of land nortb east of Bow- good idea of what was being at- were outside in the afternoon may manville; Rotarian J. H. H. Jury tempted at the Ontario Training have naticed ashes falling fromn ebougbt anotber tract of land ad- sjaining it, equally as large, and (Continued an Page Seven) the skies which originated at the Wood fire. It is beiieved that the barn was partially insured. Portrait of a Man with Vision In~ a matter o a few seconds aftr te fre taredbath sidies of Na. 2 Highway were lined with interested spettators. Fortunately r traffic contrai was sa good that no accidents were caused by the line-up of cars and trucks. We are informed thîs barn was built wben the farm was owned s and occupied by the late W. E. In order ta find a place to bouse bis remaining livestock Mr. Wood is having an Auction Sale on Saturday, August 11, at 2 p.m. The sale will consist of a number of Holstemn cattle, horses and pigs. Jack Reid will be the auc. tioneer in charge. Field Crop Winners SIn Oats Announced 7 y~ For Durham County *ludging of the Field Crop Corn- petition in "Oats" conducted by the Durham Central Agricultural Society irsulted as follows: lst-Jas. T. Brown, Newcastle. 2nd-Garnet B. Rickard, Bow- manville. 3rd-John Rickard, Newcastle 4tb-John Cruickshank, Hamp- ton. 5th-Clare E. Aluin, Bowman- ville. 6th---E. R. 'aylor, Bowmanville 7tb-Carlos Tamblyn, Orona. 8th-Leslie Coombes, Bow. manville. Second Member 'O Overy Family Joins Armed Forces Miss Marilyn P. Overy, daugh- fer of Mr. and Mrs. James Overy, Nelson Street, left Bowmanville on July 31, ta commence training in the W.A.A.F., the womcn 's Founder of the f irst and only radio station in division of the Royal Canadian Bowmanville and owner of the f irst local movie camnera, Air Force, at St. John's, Quebec. C. E Reder Prsidet ad Gnerl Maage ofBowan-Miss Overy cxpccts ta take a two C. E Reder Prsidnt nd enerl Mnagr o Boman moths' course at St. John's in ville Foundry Co., poses with pipe and projector subsequent irecting the landing and take-oft to screening a 20-year-old film depicting the embryonic of planes according to weather stage of the Ontario Training School for Boys at the Rotaryi conditions. Club luncheon, Friday.. Mr. Rehder operated station lOAF, This makes the second member ~' ot the Overy family ta join the Bowmanville. ith broadcasting studios on Scugiôg St.. when. Forces this year, Herbert Overy the modern invention was stili in its diaper stage. i having joined the Navy in April.